Show 1 OU OUR WEEKLY WASHINGTON WASHINGTON WASH WASH- WASH WASH-I INGTON LETTER i t PRESIDENT ASKS AID IN FINDING WORK FOR FOIL MEN WN WASHINGTON Jan 15 15 Pre President l- l dent Coolidge has sponsored a drive to find permanent employment for service ex-service men who were wounded or injured and have been refitted for profitable activity in some trade or tion of Labor Samuel Gompers asking ask ask- sk- sk ing fag that their organizations appoint permanent committees to cooperate with the Veterans Veteran's bureau in helping solve the problem of ot employment for all disabled veterans PENSION ROLL DECREASING SING AT RATE KATE OF OP ANNUALLY War pensioners on the rolls of the United States Pension bureau have decreased during the past ten years at an annual rate of The smallest decrease was during the last fiscal year when the number of ot pensions fell ot off The largest tailing falling oft off in pensioners on the rolls Of the Pension bureau during the tho past ast ten years was in the fiscal year of 1916 when names were dropped from the rolls During the thelast thelast thelast last fiscal year there were veterans and their dependents drawIng drawIng drawIng draw- draw Ing pensions from the government through the Pension bureau The profession To that end the President President President dent addressed a letter to the president presIdent president dent of ot the U. 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S Chamber of ot Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce Julius K K Barnes Darnes and to the president of the American Federa- Federa largest number of ot pensioners on the rolls of the bureau during its entire history was in the fiscal year 1902 when there were o I FARM ARM WAGES RAGES HIGHER IN 1023 1923 THAN TITAN SINCE WAR n TIME Farmers were required to pay higher wages for farm labor during the last year than at any time since the peak of wages in 1920 The average average aver aver- averI I age Rge monthly wage of farm hands in 1922 In addition to their board and lodging was was a month In 1924 the average monthly wage on 1 the same basis was 21 Ul Day wages for harvest tabor abor including board and lodging were also higher in tn 1923 than In an any previous Y year ar with the exception of 1920 The average dally daily wage to harvest hands including board and lodging last las year ear was as compared with 1 1 55 65 in 1914 1014 RECORD ENROLLMENT OF INDIAN CHILDREN IN IN SCHOOLS The total number of ot employees of ot the Indian bureau is Of this number practically one one half half are an instructors and other o of the Indian Affairs educated I Indian children the highest school enrollment of Indian children yet attained attained at at- atI I In the of the bureau I INTERNATIONAL MONEY l ORDERS TO 10 THREE E NEW COUNTRIES S The Postoffice department announces announces an an- the Inauguration of money mone order exchange with three new DOW countries coun coun- tries tries the the Irish Free State the Straits Settlements and the Kingdom Kingdom King King- dom dam of the Serbs Croats and Stoven I The order became eft effective January l. l Heretofore money orders for the I territory embraced in the Straits Settlements have been handled r through England The Kingdom of the Serbs Croats and Slovenes is a a. anew anew new nation carved out of territory belonging to Hungary Austria and I Serbia prior to the World war BUSINESS SS ORGANIZATIONS OF l FARMERS HANDLED OVER DURING 1023 More than two of business was done by farmer business business business busi busi- ness organizations in 1923 accordIng accord- accord accordIng according Ing to estimates made by the United States Department of of Agriculture The estimates are based upon reports from organizations which did dida a total business of ot Reports have been received from 8 associations and additional reports reports reports re re- re- re ports are yet to come in from apI approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately 2000 organizations I Of the organizations reportIng reportIng reporting report- report Ing approximately 90 per cent were primarily engaged In selling farm tarm products and about 10 per cent In Inthe the collective purchasing of ot farm supplies Grain marketing organizations organizations comprised more than 30 per percent percent cent rent of ot the associations dairy products products products pro- pro ducts 22 per cent livestock 14 per cent and fruits and vegetable 11 jar r cent Two thousand six Ix hundred grain organizations did a total business es estimated estimated es- es at 1841 dairy products organizations a total business busi busl ness neBS of ot 1182 live I livestock stock shipping as associations a ft n busIness business busi busI- ness Hess of and fruit and vegetable associations a total business s of Seventy Seventy- el eight ht cotton operatives did and 14 tobacco organizations IMMIGRATION QUOTAS S OF OP MANY NY NATIONS EXHAUSTED Prior to the admission of ot Immigrants immigrants immigrants grants January 1 I there was a total unexhausted quota of for tor all countries for tor tho the fiscal year ear which ends June 30 next The total quota quota quota quo quo- ta for the year ear is Up to December December December De De- De- De cember 5 had been admItted admit admitted ted leaving a balance as above stated stat stat- ed The nations which had hod completely complete complete- ly exhausted their quota by December December December Decem Decem- ber 5 6 were Belgium the United Kingdom Greece Luxemberg Portugal Portugal Portugal gal Spain Palestine Syria all the African countries and all of ot Asia out outsIde outside outside side of Turkey and Russia The unexhausted unexhausted unexhausted un un- un- un exhausted quota of ot the majority of ot all countries was so small on December December Decem Decem- I Iber ber 5 that probably the complete figures for tor Jai Ja mry lary will show that very few countries will Be Fe entitled to admissions from now on until June ROAD MAP l OF WESTERN PARKS ISSUED FOR FAR 1024 TOURISTS A map of ot the western United I States showing the National Park Park to to Park highway has Just been printed b by the Department of the Interior and is available for far free tree distribution to motorists planning a to tour r of ot the national parks parka next summer The map shows besides the to park-to-park highway and other main automobile roads the location of the national parks park's and national monuments In IndIan Indian Indian In- In dian reservations government reclamation reclamation mation matlon projects national forests and military reservations The National to Park-to-Park highway is about miles in length and links together in ina ina a great circle tour Ro Rocky ky Mountain Yellowstone Glacier Mount MOUlt Rainier Crater Lake ak Lassen Volcanic YosemIte Yose Yose- Yosemite mIte General Grant Sequoia Zion Grand Canyon and Mesa Verde national national na na- na- na parks It If is termed the master master master mas ter scenic highway way of America A I profile of the route showing g the al altitudes altitudes attitudes at- at throughout its entire length is printed at the bottom of the map The National Highways association It is Is' Is announced generously contributed contributed contri buted funds for the printing of ot the r- r map |